"Such an extraordinary and bold move could lead to shattering disappointment," he said.
As angry officers lead Tadeusz to his death, Bach's theme, transformed, leads to shattering music of despair.
Small moments or decisions – a secretary having cosmetic surgery, a worrying scene glimpsed in a neighbour's window – led to shattering moral dilemmas.
This one, set in 1904, is centered on a petty theft that leads to shattering consequences, including the suicide of the wrongly accused thief and the burning of one of the city's giant mills.
In Jane Hamilton's A Map of the World a child's drowning leads to shattering consequences for the protagonist and her family.
In some cases, the altered timing of abscission layer degradation appears to lead to earlier shattering in weedy rice compared to wild rice.
Many seem furious with democracy and capitalism, which they believe led to their shattered dreams.
His diligence, his ready "Aye, sir," his willingness to take on deep dives, several with faulty gear, led to a shattered eardrum, a diagnosis of permanent hearing loss, and an early discharge.
Followed too far, capitalism leads to corruption and broken communities, drugs lead to addiction and shattered lives, even the ideals of flower power take their toll over time.
The research did not lead to "earth-shattering new insights" that rewrite van Gogh's life story, said the director of the Van Gogh Museum, Axel Rüger, but it could shift the understanding of van Gogh's temperament and personality.
(Cannon's own hard-bodied, mask-like toughness leads to a shattering dramatic climax).
